India cricket Discussion and predictions [self-mod]

[pakhitheboss]

This might be one of the worst batting by England in this test series. 7 wickets have gone and I don't think it is now possible for them to get that big total by India. They won't be able to draw this test match as there is another day left.

Jaiswal getting his second double century was epic. This guy is rocking the cricket world with his batting in all three formats of cricket. Khan did it again go his half century once more in the third test.

Edit: 9 wickets gone the third test match will end on day 4.

[Bitcoin Smith]

This might be one of the worst batting by England in this test series. 7 wickets have gone and I don't think it is now possible for them to get that big total by India. They won't be able to draw this test match as there is another day left.

Jaiswal getting his second double century was epic. This guy is rocking the cricket world with his batting in all three formats of cricket. Khan did it again go his half century once more in the third test.

Edit: 9 wickets gone the third test match will end on day 4.

Jaiswal now cement a permanent spot in the opening and probably his story is one of the inspiring for the upcoming generation because few years back he was selling paani poori in road side shop now he is one of the star player and he is young so definitely he is going to create lot more history especially in the test format because his attacking approach makes the bowlers go defensive. But his SENA performance will show his real talent.

So India now lead the series 2-1 and I expect 4-1 if players starts playing with similar confidence.

[Bureau]

Jaiswal is oozing with confidence after yesterday. 12 sixes in a innings with three back back sixes in Anderson's over was amazing. Shubhman Gill did played well but got run out without getting his century. I enjoyed most when I saw Sarfaraz celebreating Jaiswal's double century before that they were fighting for runs. This inexperience batting line up made us forget about the players who are not playing in the test. Even if Ashwin had not joined our bowlers would have taken the wickets and made India win.

[pakhitheboss]

Jasprit Bhumrah might be not playing in the fourth test match as he has already bowled more than 80 overs and need a rest. The probable replacement for him would be either Mukesh Kumar or Arshdeep Singh. Mukesh Kumar was give a chance earlier in the series but he failed to impress. Arshdeep Singh is likely to be given an opportunity in the fourth test match. KL Rahul will be joining the team in the fourth test so most probably Patidar would be rested. He also failed to impress with his bat in two test matches. I don't think he would get another call from the selectors after his poor performance with the bat in this test series.

[Bureau]

Jasprit Bhumrah might be not playing in the fourth test match as he has already bowled more than 80 overs and need a rest. The probable replacement for him would be either Mukesh Kumar or Arshdeep Singh. Mukesh Kumar was give a chance earlier in the series but he failed to impress. Arshdeep Singh is likely to be given an opportunity in the fourth test match. KL Rahul will be joining the team in the fourth test so most probably Patidar would be rested. He also failed to impress with his bat in two test matches. I don't think he would get another call from the selectors after his poor performance with the bat in this test series.

There goes our balling attack for the fourt test. Shiraj is a good bowler but has been inconsistent in this series. Arshdeep and Mukesh are not meant for test cricket. They are quite effective in T20 games or ODI to an extent. India will solely be dependent on the spinners to churn wickets in the next match.

[libert19]

Jasprit Bhumrah might be not playing in the fourth test match as he has already bowled more than 80 overs and need a rest. The probable replacement for him would be either Mukesh Kumar or Arshdeep Singh. Mukesh Kumar was give a chance earlier in the series but he failed to impress. Arshdeep Singh is likely to be given an opportunity in the fourth test match. KL Rahul will be joining the team in the fourth test so most probably Patidar would be rested. He also failed to impress with his bat in two test matches. I don't think he would get another call from the selectors after his poor performance with the bat in this test series.

Arshdeep isn't even in squad, I assume you are mistaking Akash deep for Arshdeep. Patidar has been fail so far, and Rahul is still not available so Devdutt Paddikal may be given spot.

[Bureau]

Jasprit Bhumrah might be not playing in the fourth test match as he has already bowled more than 80 overs and need a rest. The probable replacement for him would be either Mukesh Kumar or Arshdeep Singh. Mukesh Kumar was give a chance earlier in the series but he failed to impress. Arshdeep Singh is likely to be given an opportunity in the fourth test match. KL Rahul will be joining the team in the fourth test so most probably Patidar would be rested. He also failed to impress with his bat in two test matches. I don't think he would get another call from the selectors after his poor performance with the bat in this test series.

Arshdeep isn't even in squad, I assume you are mistaking Akash deep for Arshdeep. Patidar has been fail so far, and Rahul is still not available so Devdutt Paddikal may be given spot.

Yes, you are right it should be Akash deep and not Arshdeep. Both names end with deep so he must have got it mixed up. I feel Washington Sundar should be given a chance as he can bowl and bat. The problem is that Ashwin and Sundar cannot be in the same team as both are off spin bowlers. I pitty that guy as he has been on the bench for so many times.

[pakhitheboss]

If KL Rahul is still not fit and not playing the fourth test then I think the team management should continue with Patidar. He has played only two matches in this series and his batting cannot be evaluated by a few innings. Bharat was allowed to be part of the Indian team for 8 or 10 games considering he was not good with the bat and not fit for wk. I think he should be allowed to play for till the series ends and then the selectors can take a decision about his future.

[Bitcoin Smith]

If KL Rahul is still not fit and not playing the fourth test then I think the team management should continue with Patidar. He has played only two matches in this series and his batting cannot be evaluated by a few innings. Bharat was allowed to be part of the Indian team for 8 or 10 games considering he was not good with the bat and not fit for wk. I think he should be allowed to play for till the series ends and then the selectors can take a decision about his future.

As far as I can see KL will likely to comeback for the fourth test which even told by the commentators via social media like YouTube. But if he is not fit then Padikal will likely to replace in that spot because already visible that Patidar is not keen on grabbing very rare opportunity to play in that spot.

Edit: My bad, I only saw the news now at cricbuzz he is ruled out of 4th test and possibly 5th as well.

[Bureau]

Edit: My bad, I only saw the news now at cricbuzz he is ruled out of 4th test and possibly 5th as well.

If, I remember correctly even Rohit Sharma had confirmed that KL Rahul would be available for the fourth test. Later on, the news was shared that his injury was not looking good and that he needed to take rest. I also feel it is a preventive measure taken by the team management and BCCI as he is the captain of one of the franchise teams in the IPL. In all cases, if he was available then Patidar would have been dropped and he would have been batting in his position. Whether he will be dropped and replaced by anyone else we will only know tomorrow before the 4th test starts.

[pakhitheboss]

The fourth test started with England winning the toss and choosing to bat first. Akash Deep debuted in the fourth test and took 3 wickets early in the match. Amazing debut by him claiming 3 is not expected from someone bowling for the first time in international test cricket.

Joe Root after missing out on runs got his first century in this series. This guy can easily go for a double-century if he keeps on batting the way he has been on the first day. Rajat Patidar has been retained and it was expected that he should be given more opportunities to prove himself.

As of now England has lost 7 wickets and has got 282 runs. If Root keeps batting then they could easily get 400 runs on the scoreboard.

[Bitcoin Smith]

The fourth test started with England winning the toss and choosing to bat first. Akash Deep debuted in the fourth test and took 3 wickets early in the match. Amazing debut by him claiming 3 is not expected from someone bowling for the first time in international test cricket.

Joe Root after missing out on runs got his first century in this series. This guy can easily go for a double-century if he keeps on batting the way he has been on the first day. Rajat Patidar has been retained and it was expected that he should be given more opportunities to prove himself.

As of now England has lost 7 wickets and has got 282 runs. If Root keeps batting then they could easily get 400 runs on the scoreboard.

Akash deep was unlucky in the early to get a wicket early and it becomes a noball but he just kept things clear and applied everything to make an impact, really excellent performance from another debutant. While Indian spin unit is not giving threaten and they literally let a golden opportunity to wrap them cause they got 5 wickets in the first session itself but they let the root and foakes to drag post lunch session which gave back the lost confidence for ENG.

[Bureau]

Ollie Robinson got his first 50 in test cricket as he has been batting well in the lower position. Root has already got his century and this partnership is now nearing 100 runs. Both Shiraj and Akash are not being as effective as they were on the first day. I think Rohit should bring in the spinners as the pitch is not favoring the pace of bowling. I have a feeling that Robinson could get to his first test century if he keeps on batting in the same manner. England is going to get above 400 runs if these two guys keep on batting today.

[pakhitheboss]

What a disaster for India they got the England set batters out after great difficulty and now more than half of the Indian batters are out. This is just like the first test and England are ruling the fourth one. Except for Jaiswal, Gill, and the current batter Jurel, almost every other batter was out cheaply. Cannot comment on the overall batting of Rohit as he is the captain and he has been leading the way in the series with poor batting. India still trails by 134 runs and I have a feeling that they won't be able to get those runs. The fact that most of our star players are injured I would love to see them taking a break while their team plays in IPL.

[Bureau]

All because of Dhruv Jurel the Indian team was able to make a comeback. Kuldeep also played an important part wherein he could stick on the nonstriker end with Jurel. I felt he could get his first test 100 but Jurel got out at 90 but was able to reduce the trail to 46 runs today. England has now a lead of 46 runs and they will try to add another 330 runs to get to a comfortable position. The pitch is now favoring the spinners as both Bashir and Hartley took the highest number of wickets. Bashir got his first fifer in test cricket which is an achievement for a young bowler like him.

[pakhitheboss]

All because of Dhruv Jurel the Indian team was able to make a comeback. Kuldeep also played an important part wherein he could stick on the nonstriker end with Jurel. I felt he could get his first test 100 but Jurel got out at 90 but was able to reduce the trail to 46 runs today. England has now a lead of 46 runs and they will try to add another 330 runs to get to a comfortable position. The pitch is now favoring the spinners as both Bashir and Hartley took the highest number of wickets. Bashir got his first fifer in test cricket which is an achievement for a young bowler like him.

Dhruv Jurel played well and yes he was unsuccessful in getting his first 100 in test cricket. The other thing that I noticed is that the wicket was very effective for spinners as the new guy Bashir was able to get 4 wickets. India started very well as Ashwin got all the important batters early on in the game and finished the second innings with a fifer. Kuldeep again bowled very well, he took 4 wickets and not to forget he was the one supporting Jurel when India needed to chase those runs. The lead is not so big and last when I saw India needed 155 runs to win the fourth test. Two days are still left but Indian batter have to take all their time to chase those runs and win the series.

[Bitcoin Smith]

All because of Dhruv Jurel the Indian team was able to make a comeback. Kuldeep also played an important part wherein he could stick on the nonstriker end with Jurel. I felt he could get his first test 100 but Jurel got out at 90 but was able to reduce the trail to 46 runs today. England has now a lead of 46 runs and they will try to add another 330 runs to get to a comfortable position. The pitch is now favoring the spinners as both Bashir and Hartley took the highest number of wickets. Bashir got his first fifer in test cricket which is an achievement for a young bowler like him.

Dhruv Jurel played well and yes he was unsuccessful in getting his first 100 in test cricket. The other thing that I noticed is that the wicket was very effective for spinners as the new guy Bashir was able to get 4 wickets. India started very well as Ashwin got all the important batters early on in the game and finished the second innings with a fifer. Kuldeep again bowled very well, he took 4 wickets and not to forget he was the one supporting Jurel when India needed to chase those runs. The lead is not so big and last when I saw India needed 155 runs to win the fourth test. Two days are still left but Indian batter have to take all their time to chase those runs and win the series.

We will have the result by tomorrow for sure, especially in the 2 sessions.

India has to start with caution and aggression in the morning and let them go out of their box which is enough to win the match and I feel definitely the series in the hands now even though we still need 150 odd runs cause the wickets in hand is 10.

[Bureau]

All because of Dhruv Jurel the Indian team was able to make a comeback. Kuldeep also played an important part wherein he could stick on the nonstriker end with Jurel. I felt he could get his first test 100 but Jurel got out at 90 but was able to reduce the trail to 46 runs today. England has now a lead of 46 runs and they will try to add another 330 runs to get to a comfortable position. The pitch is now favoring the spinners as both Bashir and Hartley took the highest number of wickets. Bashir got his first fifer in test cricket which is an achievement for a young bowler like him.

Dhruv Jurel played well and yes he was unsuccessful in getting his first 100 in test cricket. The other thing that I noticed is that the wicket was very effective for spinners as the new guy Bashir was able to get 4 wickets. India started very well as Ashwin got all the important batters early on in the game and finished the second innings with a fifer. Kuldeep again bowled very well, he took 4 wickets and not to forget he was the one supporting Jurel when India needed to chase those runs. The lead is not so big and last when I saw India needed 155 runs to win the fourth test. Two days are still left but Indian batter have to take all their time to chase those runs and win the series.

We will have the result by tomorrow for sure, especially in the 2 sessions.

India has to start with caution and aggression in the morning and let them go out of their box which is enough to win the match and I feel definitely the series in the hands now even though we still need 150 odd runs cause the wickets in hand is 10.

The lead is of only 152 runs and either India will be able to chase it or lose all its wickets. The way both Indian openers played yesterday it looked like India should get those runs. But, the early morning conditions are different to the end of day condition. Therefore I agree with you that first 15 overs they need to play cautiously. If the are able to bat without losing any wickets then India would be able to win the match and the series.

[Bitcoin Smith]

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The lead is of only 152 runs and either India will be able to chase it or lose all its wickets. The way both Indian openers played yesterday it looked like India should get those runs. But, the early morning conditions are different to the end of day condition. Therefore I agree with you that first 15 overs they need to play cautiously. If the are able to bat without losing any wickets then India would be able to win the match and the series.

India started collapsing after a great start but Gill and Jurel made sure that they are not going to let the Bazball theory to win especially Jurel who was the one gave confidence when India lost back to back three wickets and Gill can't able to rotate the strike.

He is definitely one for the future and WK batter name starts with D and who know what future hold for us.

India won 17th consecutive test series in home and this is the first series loss for Eng since they started following Bazball.

[Bureau]

I was watching a discussion between two famous English veteran cricketers yesterday. The discussion was focused on how badly the team batted and how bad captainship resulted in the cricket series loss. There was one point that almost every Indian might have forgotten after this incredible team won the fourth test: the Indian side lacked big names. It was a team of new players some of them were debutants and most of them did not have much test cricket experience. Except Rohit Sharma, Jadeja, and Ashwin the team had 8 new players, and considering a few all of them gave their best in the fourth test. In all probable scenarios, I think 3 or 4 players will become permanent in the Indian test squad and in the ODI squad.